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--The intelligence of the burning of the remnant of Hampton by the invaders, occasioned a good deal of indignation yesterday.
This is the only news of any importance from the Peninsula.
A private letter from an officer, dated August 31 mentions the movements of our troops in the vicinity of Hampton, and says:
"Gen. Batien had every opportunity to give us fight, but held off" An improbable story that General Magruder had commenced the siege of Fortress Monroe, was in circulation yesterday.--Gentlemen who arrived in the afternoon, direct from Yorktown, report everything quiet.
The story of the evacuation of Newport News, by the Federals, is now disbelieved.
The conjunction of the forces of Generals Wise and Floyd, at White Sulphur Springs has been effected, though it is hardly probable that they will long occupy that locality.
We are assured that no backward movementwill be made.
From our troops on the Potomac line there is no news, either exciting o